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Posted: 11/19/04

Around the State

Clay Shelton has been named director of recreation at Hardin-Simmons University.

Ray Martin received the Honorary Alumni Award at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's homecoming activities. Honorary alumni memberships are given to individuals who have shown love and loyalty to the university but are not former students or graduates. Martin came to the school in 1987 as dean of men and assistant women's basketball coach. Since then, he also has been volleyball coach, dean of students and coach of the first-ever six-man football team at UMHB. He also is minister of music at First Church in Moody.

Six individuals received Herbert H. Reynolds Awards for exemplary service during Baylor University's homecoming festivities. Honored were Thomas and Emilyne Anding, Rufus Spain, Lois Sutton, James Wood and, posthumously, Ray Wilson.

Wellborn Church in Wellborn has broken ground on the first phase of a four-phase plan. The first phase will include a worship center and education and office space. Construction should be concluded next spring. Taking part in the groundbreaking ceremony were Ken Gleghorn, chairperson of the building team; John David Boyle, pastor; and Paul Sanders, chairperson of the United We Build fundraising team.

Martin Bressler, professor of entrepreneurship at Houston Baptist University, has been elected vice president-membership for the Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Robert Morales, a former marketing associate with the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, has joined South Texas Children's Home as a development officer.

Anniversaries

James Bond, 50th in the ministry, Oct. 31. He was honored with a special service and luncheon at Waddill Street Church in McKinney, where he is intentional interim pastor. In addition to his many years as pastor, he also served as a trustee of East Texas Baptist College and in various positions of leadership with the Baptist General Convention of Texas for 15 years.

Anderson Church in Anderson, 160th, Nov. 14. Dwain Steinkuehler is pastor.

Faith Church in Iowa Park, 50th, Dec. 4-5. Saturday's activities will begin with registration at 5 p.m., followed by a barbecue dinner at 5:30. A service of music and testimonies will follow in a celebration that also will include a video comprised of special events and people in the life of the church. Sunday's activities will begin at 9:15 a.m. with former Pastor Ken Cole leading adults in Bible study. The morning worship service will be led by former Pastor Gerald Tidwell. After lunch, former Pastor Greg Ammons will lead in an another service. Each participant will receive a booklet outlining the history of the church. Commemorative mugs and plates will be on sale.

Deaths

Bob Juliuson, 76, Nov. 9 in Dallas. After retiring as an accountant with Placid Oil Company, Juliuson began working with the Baptist General Convention of Texas in restorative justice ministry in 1996. He was a longtime member of Gaston Avenue Church in Dallas and was ordained as a deacon there. He also formerly was a member of Lake Highlands Church in Dallas and was a member of Park Cities Church in Dallas at the time of his death. He also was a charter member and assisted in organizing Forest Meadows Church in Dallas. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Charlene; sons, Robert and David; and sister, Juanita Martin.

Fred Teague, 70, Nov. 11 in Graham. He was a teaching administrator at numerous universities, including Kansas State University, Texas Tech University, East Texas State University, Wayland Baptist University, Southwest Baptist University and Howard Payne University. He had been ordained to the ministry as a teenager and served numerous churches as an interim pastor during his academic career. After retiring in 2002, he began his second career as a full-time minister. He served Monterey Church in Albuquerque, N.M., until April 2003, when he became pastor of Westlake Chapel in Graham. He was pastor there at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret. He is survived by his wife, Mae; son, Brett; daughter, Tammi Scoggin; step-daughter, Kim Ladd; brother, Glenn; sisters, Fern Lee, Jewel Strickland and Betty Loper; and 12 grandchildren.

Ordained

William McMullen to the ministry at Miori Lane Church in Victoria.

Larry Walker to the ministry at First Church in Beaumont.

David Freeman, Roy Allman and James Foster as deacons at First Church in Yantis.

David Mead and Roger Williard as deacons at Southeast Church in San Antonio.